Come along, let's step back in time to 1700 Germany...
Christian thinks he looks good in the wooden shoes ;)
Our hostess is explaining how she made sauerkraut in the crock.
I've shown you some of this exhibit HERE and HERE.
I hope I'm not boring you all with all of these pictures. I just really, REALLY loved this place and want to share everything we saw! I'll wrap it up by the end of the week, I think lol...
"Germans were the largest group of non-English speaking Europeans to settle in colonial America. Between 1683 and 1776, roughly 120,000 German-speaking immigrants arrived in the colonies. Most came from the southwestern states of the Holy Roman Empire, particularly the Palatinate, Baden, and Württemberg on the middle and upper Rhine River.
The chief port of entry for German immigrants was Philadelphia, and from here they spread into the countryside in search of land. Many of the early arrivals settled in southeastern Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, but others pressed further west beyond the Susquehanna River and south into Maryland. Over time, German-speaking colonists found their way into the Great Valley of the Appalachians and, by the 1730s, across the Potomac River into the northern Valley of Virginia. In the decades that followed German settlers and their American-born descendents continued moving south and west, leaving a distinctive mark on American culture wherever they settled."
Continue reading HERE
On October 5 the German Farm will be hosting Oktoberfest. If you are nearby you should go! Sounds fun! More info HERE!
Are you going to Oktoberfest? It looks like they were pretty well built.
ReplyDeletei would love to but we have a football game at 1:30 that day and this place is about a 2 hour drive :( guess i'll have to find a closer oktoberfest!
DeleteKind of like a Vermeer painting.
ReplyDeleteLove the textures! What strikes me most is how bare the rooms look. I had to look twice before I noticed that they are furnished.
ReplyDeleteGreat view out that window... and gosh I love that wooden door.... the part with the paint stripped off to show the gorgeous wood!
ReplyDeleteYou have really captured the atmosphere and character of the place, great shots!
ReplyDeleteSunnybrook took the words right out of my mouth. That last portrait reminded me also of a Vermeer painting. If it were mine, I would crop it just a tiny bit on the left (perhaps the right side too. . .not too much) and then frame it. It's lovely!
ReplyDeletemy mom made sauerkraut in a crock, too. and she was 100% german. :)
ReplyDeleteI too love the door.
ReplyDeleteOh I dont have to make the pictures any bigger.
They are perfect look as is. For me anyhow.
Thanks for sharing.
it's so pretty
ReplyDeleteReally well chosen views of the house. It does have a timeless look to it. Excellent commentary as well ! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo essay. Love the construction of the buildings and whitewashed interiors. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteVery neat! I love seeing the inside of old farmhouses. Is that chickens I see in the yard out the window? :)
ReplyDeleteabsolutely! you have an eye for those chickens! :)
DeleteI love the sound of this museum Tanya. We are putting it on our list as it is only an hour-and-half away from here. Thank you for sharing about it.
ReplyDeleteYum - sauerkraut - and Christian does look good in wooden shoes! I love the photos from this trip!
ReplyDeletei want some wooden shoes ... ( :
ReplyDeleteNot boring at all... very interesting and visually excellent.
ReplyDeleteThis looks modest by modern standards, but it was probably the home of a relatively well-off family in those days.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I would have been able to handle the dirt floors.
ReplyDeletethese are fabulous photos, enjoyed seeing all the detail-those windows would have been so drafty..
ReplyDeleteNot exactly the Hyatt Regency, but probably quite nice for the time period. Pretty impressive it's still around.
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